Amy KL
@amy4books.bsky.social
Tech services librarian | Mom to awesome kids and cats, wife to a bike nerd | Love books, running, and beer (but not necessarily at the same time) | She/Her | Trans Rights are Human Rights | Libraries are for everyone! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
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"I'm not in Minnesota -- what can I do to help?"
A list of ideas!
A list of ideas!
January 11, 2026 at 10:33 PM
"I'm not in Minnesota -- what can I do to help?"
A list of ideas!
A list of ideas!
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I've watched thousands of videos from the Jan. 6 riot as part of NPR's reporting and archive project on that day.
Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
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Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
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January 6, 2026 at 1:23 PM
I've watched thousands of videos from the Jan. 6 riot as part of NPR's reporting and archive project on that day.
Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
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Here are some of the lesser known videos that have really stuck with me.
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1. Did you know that Girl Scouts has, for a long time, accepted trans girls and nonbinary scouts?
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
2026 Trans Girl Scouts To Order Cookies From!
This year, consider ordering your Girl Scout cookies from a trans girl scout to make their day!
www.erininthemorning.com
January 6, 2026 at 4:16 PM
1. Did you know that Girl Scouts has, for a long time, accepted trans girls and nonbinary scouts?
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from.
Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!
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So happy to write this, and grateful to Pop Heist for caring about libraries.
Support your local libraries and library workers, y’all! 📚
Support your local libraries and library workers, y’all! 📚
2025 has been an exasperating year for libraries and librarians, but there is plenty of hope for a better future. @comicslibrarian.bsky.social looks ahead, cautiously, optimistically.
The Challenges Facing Libraries in 2026 (And Why There's Hope) - Pop Heist
2025 has been an exasperating year for libraries and librarians, but there is plenty of hope for a better future.
buff.ly
December 31, 2025 at 9:51 PM
So happy to write this, and grateful to Pop Heist for caring about libraries.
Support your local libraries and library workers, y’all! 📚
Support your local libraries and library workers, y’all! 📚
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The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
First-of-a-kind study shows encouraging data for trans kids who socially transition
Ninety-four percent of participants in a new study stood firm in their trans identity after five years, and "detransitioning" is rare.
www.popsci.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
The name "Popular Science" doesn't mean we shift our coverage depending on public opinion. It means we cover relevant subjects that are rigorously researched, reliable, and grounded in reality.
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
And trans lives are grounded in reality.
We see y'all. No matter what.
www.popsci.com/science/tran...
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AND supporting your local library is super important! If you actually DO want books to be available to everyone, the library *already exists* and is staffed by the people who are deep in the trenches of fighting censorship! Supporting the library is doing actual good for your community!
TAPS SCREEN
For like the zillionth time: Libraries are FREE for you, but WE still get compensated for our work!!
For like the zillionth time: Libraries are FREE for you, but WE still get compensated for our work!!
Just saw someone claim that authors who want to be paid for their work are "class traitors" because we "only let the wealthy" read our books, and I think I need to go into the woods to scream into the night for a bit.
It's $5, not your first-born child! I need that $5 for health insurance!
It's $5, not your first-born child! I need that $5 for health insurance!
November 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM
AND supporting your local library is super important! If you actually DO want books to be available to everyone, the library *already exists* and is staffed by the people who are deep in the trenches of fighting censorship! Supporting the library is doing actual good for your community!
❤️📚❤️
Books We Love is back with a brand new batch of hand-picked titles. Mix and match tags like “Book Club Ideas” and “Eye-Opening Reads.” Find 380+ new 2025 reads, and stick around to browse more than 4,000 books from the last 13 years.
Books We Love
Here are 380+ great reads from 2025 handpicked just for you by NPR staffers and trusted critics.
n.pr
November 24, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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Our beloved Alice Wong has joined the ancestors. It was one of the great honors of my life to call Alice my friend, co-author & co-conspirator. She was a true genius, a force of nature the likes of which the world has never seen before. I love you, Alice, and am equal parts grateful and devastated
November 15, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Our beloved Alice Wong has joined the ancestors. It was one of the great honors of my life to call Alice my friend, co-author & co-conspirator. She was a true genius, a force of nature the likes of which the world has never seen before. I love you, Alice, and am equal parts grateful and devastated
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Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
October 5, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.
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For Banned Books Week, I wrote a piece about reading dragon books with my 13yo and how things got…complicated.
www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/...
www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/...
Banning books is never the answer. Talking about them is
The first week in October is Banned Books Week, and it prompted Hannah Harlow to reflect on her younger son’s love of dragons, how following his interest helped him gain a foothold in reading, and the...
www.wbur.org
October 5, 2025 at 1:02 PM
For Banned Books Week, I wrote a piece about reading dragon books with my 13yo and how things got…complicated.
www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/...
www.wbur.org/cognoscenti/...
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As you cancel streaming services, here is a casual reminder that only 16% of Americans read for pleasure anymore, and your local library has hundreds or thousands of books you haven't read.
They would love to see you stop by and renew your library card.
They would love to see you stop by and renew your library card.
September 18, 2025 at 7:55 PM
As you cancel streaming services, here is a casual reminder that only 16% of Americans read for pleasure anymore, and your local library has hundreds or thousands of books you haven't read.
They would love to see you stop by and renew your library card.
They would love to see you stop by and renew your library card.
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Trans rights are not the rights of a tiny minority, trans rights are everyone’s rights to self-determination, control of our bodies, and a society where opportunity and aesthetics are not restricted by sex assigned at birth
You should support and defend trans people because trans people are people
You should support and defend trans people because trans people are people
September 17, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Trans rights are not the rights of a tiny minority, trans rights are everyone’s rights to self-determination, control of our bodies, and a society where opportunity and aesthetics are not restricted by sex assigned at birth
You should support and defend trans people because trans people are people
You should support and defend trans people because trans people are people
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Support your public library. Defend your public library. Slay the enemies of your public library.
August 19, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Support your public library. Defend your public library. Slay the enemies of your public library.
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RFK Jr. backs down all the time when he gets push back, so if anyone wants to call, here's the HHS number 1-877-696-6775.
I'd also call your senators/reps as well.
I'd also call your senators/reps as well.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces he will cancel $500 million in vaccine development projects.
August 5, 2025 at 11:00 PM
RFK Jr. backs down all the time when he gets push back, so if anyone wants to call, here's the HHS number 1-877-696-6775.
I'd also call your senators/reps as well.
I'd also call your senators/reps as well.
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I want to talk about my friend.
I met him at a summer camp for nerds when I was 12, pre-transition. We hit it off immediately, became SUPER close, and our parents would drive us back and forth for sleepovers for the next five years.
He was the first trans person I met. He transitioned in the 90s.
I met him at a summer camp for nerds when I was 12, pre-transition. We hit it off immediately, became SUPER close, and our parents would drive us back and forth for sleepovers for the next five years.
He was the first trans person I met. He transitioned in the 90s.
July 12, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I want to talk about my friend.
I met him at a summer camp for nerds when I was 12, pre-transition. We hit it off immediately, became SUPER close, and our parents would drive us back and forth for sleepovers for the next five years.
He was the first trans person I met. He transitioned in the 90s.
I met him at a summer camp for nerds when I was 12, pre-transition. We hit it off immediately, became SUPER close, and our parents would drive us back and forth for sleepovers for the next five years.
He was the first trans person I met. He transitioned in the 90s.
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Well, I guess it’s never too early to post this again —
‘What To The Slave Is The Fourth Of July?’: Descendants Read Frederick Douglass' Speech | NPR
YouTube video by NPR
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July 4, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Well, I guess it’s never too early to post this again —
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If this Van Orden post pisses you off, consider finding a way to support Rebecca Cooke, who is already running against him and who almost beat him last time.
cookeforwisconsin.com/en/
cookeforwisconsin.com/en/
July 3, 2025 at 8:17 PM
If this Van Orden post pisses you off, consider finding a way to support Rebecca Cooke, who is already running against him and who almost beat him last time.
cookeforwisconsin.com/en/
cookeforwisconsin.com/en/
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Here is a photo of a trans non-binary biologist (me) holding a bird (Eastern Towhee) that is likely a bilateral gynandromorph-- a fusion of cells with female-type chromosomes and cells with male-type chromosomes in one bird!
Biological sex and human gender diversity is real and wonderful ❤️🏳️⚧️
Biological sex and human gender diversity is real and wonderful ❤️🏳️⚧️
January 22, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Here is a photo of a trans non-binary biologist (me) holding a bird (Eastern Towhee) that is likely a bilateral gynandromorph-- a fusion of cells with female-type chromosomes and cells with male-type chromosomes in one bird!
Biological sex and human gender diversity is real and wonderful ❤️🏳️⚧️
Biological sex and human gender diversity is real and wonderful ❤️🏳️⚧️
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Today is a particularly good day to support trans mutual aid as a concrete way to fight back against the fuckers trying to take their healthcare and other rights away.
🧵 of a few groups, campaigns, and individuals you can donate to:
🧵 of a few groups, campaigns, and individuals you can donate to:
June 18, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Today is a particularly good day to support trans mutual aid as a concrete way to fight back against the fuckers trying to take their healthcare and other rights away.
🧵 of a few groups, campaigns, and individuals you can donate to:
🧵 of a few groups, campaigns, and individuals you can donate to:
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Sometimes it takes a village to create a t-shirts. Now online! #raygun www.raygunsite.com
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June 18, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Sometimes it takes a village to create a t-shirts. Now online! #raygun www.raygunsite.com
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What are some good orgs for trans youth that could use some donations on this awful day? Reply below.
June 18, 2025 at 7:53 PM
What are some good orgs for trans youth that could use some donations on this awful day? Reply below.
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There are no distractions. It's all bad. Systematically stripping trans people of their rights, guys in balaclavas shoving any brown person with a tattoo into a ummarked vans, ending healthcare for millions. It's all in service of fascism and technofeudalism. It's all one thing. That's the point.
June 18, 2025 at 5:52 PM
There are no distractions. It's all bad. Systematically stripping trans people of their rights, guys in balaclavas shoving any brown person with a tattoo into a ummarked vans, ending healthcare for millions. It's all in service of fascism and technofeudalism. It's all one thing. That's the point.
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the argument that it's not life saving is literally that trans people, as an entire unit, cannot be trusted to report whether transitioning improved their quality of life
transition care for trans people is life saving healthcare. the only regret with my transition is that i didn’t start when i was younger. fuck everyone who is cheering on the destruction legal trans healthcare, and fuck those indifferent to it
June 18, 2025 at 4:55 PM
the argument that it's not life saving is literally that trans people, as an entire unit, cannot be trusted to report whether transitioning improved their quality of life